塚中枯骨
See also: 冢中枯骨
Chinese
mound middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)withered; dried up bone trad. (塚中枯骨/冢中枯骨) 塚/冢 中 枯 骨 simp. (冢中枯骨) 冢 中 枯 骨 Literally: “dry bones in a grave”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
塚中枯骨
- a deadbeat; a useless person; a person without any power or influence
- 孔融曰:「袁公路塚中枯骨,何足掛齒!」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Kǒng Róng yuē: “Yuán Gōnglù zhǒngzhōngkūgǔ, hézúguàchǐ!” [Pinyin]
- Kong Rong said, "Yuan Gonglu is a deadbeat; he's not even worth mentioning!"
孔融曰:“袁公路冢中枯骨,何足挂齿!” [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]